Unions
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Police Organization Chief Apologizes for Mistreatment of Minorities
On Friday, October 21st, 2016, the Murphy Institute hosted Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation bringing together academics, activists, students, and practitioners to pose crucial questions concerning the criminal justice system and the labor movements’ place and responsibility within it. This week, an important — if controversial — announcement came from an unlikely place. Terrence Cunningham, president…
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Murphy Event: Black, Brown and Blue (10/21)
Join us! Where: The Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor When: Friday, October 21st, 6-8pm REGISTER HERE The ongoing killings of people of color too numerous to name, the killing of Police Officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas, and the occupations of the Fraternal Order of Police by BYP100 and the Movement for Black…
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Unions and Cooperatives: How Workers Can Survive and Thrive
This article was originally featured at Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission. By Brian Van Slyke, Truthout The year 2008 was when the big banks were bailed out, but it was also the year that catalyzed one group of window makers into democratically running their own factory. On the former industrial hub of Goose Island in Chicago,…
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Unprecedented? Unions and Community Unite to Halt Plans to Build Coal Export Terminal in Oakland, California
By Elena Mora for Trade Unions for Energy Democracy A short but well-organized campaign to stop plans to build a coal export terminal in the Oakland Port resulted in a packed Oakland City Council meeting on September 21, and a vote requiring a public health impact study to guide the Council’s action, up to and…
